D-Day and the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944

D-Day – 6 June 1944

Presentation of the Allied offensive in Normandy

This section allows you to discover the Normandy landings of June 6, 1944 – D-Day – from every angle: its origins, preparations, precise proceedings, testimonies, figures and consequences for all belligerents. Tactical files and reflections enrich this subject, as well as unpublished documents from archives.

• The origins of the Normandy landing

Why a landing?	D-Day preparations	Preliminary operations
French Resistance in Normandy	The Atlantic Wall in Normandy	German forces in Western Europe

• D-Day course in Normandy

Allied Armada in the Channel	Airborne operations	Landing on the Norman beaches
D-Day timeline	D-Day summary	What does D-Day stand for?

• Additional documents on D-Day

Veterans testimonies	D-Day figures	Normandy landing files
D-Day ground forces	Chains of command	Artificial harbors in Normandy
False legends of D-Day